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Linux Administrator - Systems Administrator in Denver CO

Location: Denver
Posted on: October 24, 2024

Job Description:

Unison Systems is looking for a “Linux Administrator” for one of our downtown Denver, CO clients. This candidate will ensure the effective and efficient delivery of information systems throughout the client company. They will be responsible for a combination of production support and new project initiatives. The Linux Administrator will be required to install new servers, work with file structures, manage and monitor storage and system performance, facilitate backup jobs, and support a large user community in a multi-platform, multi-location environment.



Both hardware and OS maintenance will be performed on production, development, QA and training servers. This position will require a high level of organization, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize projects in a dynamic environment. This candidate will help to provide management with the information needed to properly plan for environment growth, development of, and adherence to policies and procedures and standards is expected.





RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:





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Analyze and apply applicable OS patches and applicable infrastructure maintenance




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Monitor and analyze application and system performance




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Daily review of system logs to identify, track, and report application and/or OS issues and events.




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Analyze system utilization and trending to plan for system/application/storage growth.




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Creates and modifies system scripts to handle automatic processes in the system.




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Assists in performing and documenting procedures for disaster recovery purposes.




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Perform system maintenance and upgrades on IT maintenance weekends.




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Help to formulate and document standard operating procedures.




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Create and maintain system documentation




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Participate in an on-call rotation for after hours support.




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Actively monitors a ticket queue for new tasks.




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Installs and configures new hardware.




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Adds users and printers to the operating system as requested by customers.




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Aids in installation of applications as required by development and application teams.




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Performs other duties as assigned or requested by management.




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Occasional travel will be required.






MUST HAVE:





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4+ years experience with Linux Debian/Ubuntu




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Puppet configuration management software




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VMWare Virtualization software




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Hands on experience with Virtualization of UNIX systems




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Shell scripting and/or Perl skills for system administration




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Excellent Communication Skills






HIGHLY DESIRABLE SKILLS:





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Oracle VM VirtualBox




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Red Hat Satellite administration




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4+ years experience with other operating systems (IBM AIX, Red Hat Linux)




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Working knowledge TCP/IP and networking fundamentals




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Working knowledge of general server hardware and support




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Working knowledge of Storage Area Networks




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Working knowledge of Infrastructure Security best practices




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Experience with enterprise systems management tools







Location: Downtown Denver, CO





Duration: Thru 2014





Pay Rate: Pending Experience







Unison Systems Inc. is a full-service IT consulting firm that specializes in both IT contingency based staffing and end-to-end IT Business and Software solutions. As an independent, locally owned consulting firm that has been in business since 1997, we have 3 main areas of expertise: Software Life Cycle Support, Data Warehouse Support, and Infrastructure Support.

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